Project Wingspan Golden State Seed Collection Training

Please note: This seed collection training is focused solely on collections in California. If you are located in the Midwest, please see our Midwest based trainings here: https://www.pollinator.org/win...

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Become a Certified Volunteer to collect native wildflower seeds with Project Wingspan!

Project Wingspan empowers volunteers to collect native wildflower seeds and we need YOU! This is a great way to learn about the native wildflower species you’ll find in your local pollinator habitat and will help to improve your native plant identification skills. Learn everything about this volunteer program and complete the full training and certification process to become a Project Wingspan volunteer.

Follow These Steps to Join Project Wingspan

1. Watch our Training Webinars

Introduction

Seed Collection Volunteer Protocols

Target Species Profiles

2. Download and Review

Download and review the Project Wingspan Seed Collection Manual and Plant Profiles. These documents will give you details on the protocol and the forms needed to participate in this project, the contact information for the Pollinator Partnership team, and the detailed plant identification information to help you learn to ID our target plants in the field.

Seed Collection Manual

3. Turn in your Volunteer Waiver Form

Please download the form below, complete it and email it to ko@pollinator.org

Volunteer Waiver Form

4. Fill Out the Contact Form

Please fill out the following form so that we can know you have completed this training. This step is crucial both to let us know you have completed the training module and to determine where you are located. Once you complete this form, we will connect you with active seed collection efforts in your area

Contact Form

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Whether you have already completed this training or are looking into this program for the first time, you can download the resources below to learn more about seed collection protocols and the plants we are targeting.

Seed Collection Manual
Plant Profiles
Illustrated Plant Structure Guide
Target Species Bloom Chart